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Downeaster ridership rises in spite of delays
(Source: Portland Press Herald, August 30, 2014) PORTLAND, Maine — Ridership on Amtrak’s Downeaster increased 4.6 percent in the fiscal year that ended on June 30, even though the service posted its worst-ever on-time performance, according to a preliminary report....
Feds eye stricter rules for railroad rights of way
(Source: Associated Press, September 1, 2014) BOISE, Idaho — Thousands of miles of active railroad tracks in 11 Western states cross public land on 200-foot-wide rights of way granted under an 1875 law intended to encourage westward expansion. But the U.S. Department...
Norfolk Southern CMO Donald W. Seale sells $3.4 million in stock
(Source: Mideast Times, September 1, 2014) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern Corp. Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Donald W. Seale sold 31,983 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 27. The shares were sold at an average price of $106.55, for a...
High school volleyball team photo halts UP traffic in Nebraska
(Source: Associated Press, September 2, 2014) NORTH BEND, Neb. — A Union Pacific railroad official says the halting of trains because a Nebraska school volleyball team was using tracks for a team photo shows how seriously the railroad takes safety issues. Full story:...
Officials warn of transient rail riders
(Source: North Platte Telegraph, August 31, 2014) NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — They are a common sight in North Platte. Often appearing haggard and worn, homeless travelers, can be seen walking down streets or sitting on corners — especially during the summer months. Full...
Illinois to spend another $102 million on high-speed rail
(Source: Associated Press, September 1, 2014) CHICAGO — The state of Illinois will spend $102 million to build a bridge over the Kankakee River along with other improvements as part of high-speed rail upgrades between Chicago and St. Louis. Full story: Fox2Now
Oil train regulation passes in California
(Source: Reuters, August 30, 2014) SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — California lawmakers on Friday passed legislation requiring railroad companies to tell emergency officials when crude oil trains will chug through the state. Full story: Reuters
Rail safety measures due in Virginia after oil train wrecks
(Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch, August 30, 2014) ROANOKE, Va. — The same day a CSX train carrying almost 3 million gallons of crude oil derailed in downtown Lynchburg, federal investigators took a sample of oil at a rail transfer terminal 1,750 miles away in North...
As more oil travels along rail, more safety concerns come up
(Source: Houston Chronicle, September 1, 2014) HOUSTON, Texas — Six days a week, bumping through the scrub, oil trucks pull up to the rail stations at Muleshoe or Kermit, Dimmit or Roy, Whiteface, Seagraves or Wellman, any of the flyspeck boomtowns of the Permian...
Bakken crude oil production relies on rail shipments
(Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch, August 30, 2014) RICHMOND, Va. — The frequency and volume of Bakken crude rail shipments are driven by oil production in North Dakota that is second only to Texas in the U.S. Production there rose from 81,000 barrels a day in 2006 to...
